Saying 'completely turned my life around' is normal, but saying 'turned my life around 360°' (rather than 180) is stupid.

paol@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world – 112 points –
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I view “completely turned it around” as as 180 too. Think about it “I’ll turn this car around if you don’t quiet down” it means you’ll go the opposite direction. So “completely turning it around” means they did just that.

Broke: Saying 'completely turned my life around'

Woke: Saying 'completely turned my life around 360°'

Bespoke: Saying 'completely turned my life around 2π radians'

Because to completely turn around is to wind up going the other way, you fucking fuck.

If you turn completely around are you going to same direction you were when you started?

I think it's valid that it's "completely turned my life around" and "I pulled a 180 and changed my life."

When someone says "turn around", you turn 180° to the opposite direction of what you're currently facing, not 360°.

Do you know why they call it the Xbox 360?

Cause when you see it you turn 360° degrees and walk away! GOTTEM.

It's not the destination but the journey. In that 360 turn you may have looked inwards and at your past, identified failings of the past or remember things you forgot about that you loved. When you reach that 360 point you're more aware of what has been and may have a different outlook on what could be. Or something like that..

"completely turned around" could be charitably interpreted as "swiftly and accurately corrected course". 360, not so much.

"I've completely turned my life an arc" - Will Turner

While we're on the subject, why is it called "reverse cowgirl" but we don't really call regular woman on top "cowgirl"?

We do. Cowgirl is a sexual position.

Hmm. Maybe it's a regional thing? Where I'm from, I've never really heard it called that.